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★ FINANCIAL TOOLS & SERVICES DIRECTORY ★

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Sunday, October 5, 2025

Head-to-head

Office of Financial Research (U.S. Treasury) vs Similarweb comparison

Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.

Quick takeaways

Office of Financial Research (U.S. Treasury) adds Interest Rates, Yield Curves, Scores, Market Sentiment, Fund Holdings, and Blogs coverage that Similarweb skips.

Similarweb includes App & Website Traffic, and Sheets / Excel Add-ins categories that Office of Financial Research (U.S. Treasury) omits.

Office of Financial Research (U.S. Treasury) highlights: Short‑term Funding Monitor (STFM): curated repo/CP/CD/FF market charts plus **open REST API** (JSON, HTTPS) with series search, metadata, and spread endpoints; no tokens required., U.S. Money Market Fund Monitor: interactive holdings transparency by asset type, counterparty, country; per‑chart **CSV download**., and Hedge Fund Monitor (HFM): aggregated Form PF and related series via an **open REST API** (JSON) organized by datasets and mnemonics..

Similarweb is known for: Website traffic and engagement analytics, including keyword research, referral sources, and a free traffic checker tool., APIs available in REST and Batch modes: REST delivers JSON responses, while Batch handles large CSV reports., and Webhook support for subscribing to daily or monthly data releases, with options to manage subscriptions directly..

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Office of Financial Research (U.S. Treasury)

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U.S. Treasury’s OFR publishes free, methods‑backed monitors and datasets (Short‑term Funding Monitor, U.S. Money Market Fund Monitor, Bank Systemic Risk Monitor, and the daily OFR Financial Stress Index). STFM and HFM provide open JSON APIs (no keys), CSV downloads are available from some monitors. Updates are end‑of‑day with documented lags (e.g., FSI ~T+2 business days; repo series T+1/T+2 depending on segment).

Platforms

Web
API

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

  • Short‑term Funding Monitor (STFM): curated repo/CP/CD/FF market charts plus **open REST API** (JSON, HTTPS) with series search, metadata, and spread endpoints; no tokens required.
  • U.S. Money Market Fund Monitor: interactive holdings transparency by asset type, counterparty, country; per‑chart **CSV download**.
  • Hedge Fund Monitor (HFM): aggregated Form PF and related series via an **open REST API** (JSON) organized by datasets and mnemonics.
  • OFR Financial Stress Index (FSI): **daily** global market‑based stress index built from 33 variables; FSI values publish with a ~**two‑business‑day** lag.
  • Bank Systemic Risk Monitor: G‑SIB scores/surcharges, OFR Contagion Index, leverage/assets/equity; clear notes on refresh cadence (e.g., Basel scores annually, contagion index quarterly).

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Similarweb

similarweb.com

Digital intelligence platform providing website and app traffic data, engagement benchmarks, and competitive insights. API access is sold separately or bundled with Enterprise plans, and is required for most native integrations (Excel, Sheets, Tableau, Power BI, Salesforce, HubSpot, Snowflake, Databricks). Webhooks support daily and monthly data release notifications. A free DigitalRank API offers basic website ranking data.

Platforms

Web
API

Pricing

Free
Subscription

Quick highlights

  • Website traffic and engagement analytics, including keyword research, referral sources, and a free traffic checker tool.
  • APIs available in REST and Batch modes: REST delivers JSON responses, while Batch handles large CSV reports.
  • Webhook support for subscribing to daily or monthly data releases, with options to manage subscriptions directly.
  • Data Exporter for no-code bulk exports, including scheduled email delivery and CSV downloads.
  • Bulk input support for uploading CSV lists (up to ~1M entries per report) to create large exports.

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Overlap

Shared focus areas

3 overlaps

Mutual strengths include Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, and Data Visualizations.

Where they differ

Office of Financial Research (U.S. Treasury)

Distinct strengths include:

  • Short‑term Funding Monitor (STFM): curated repo/CP/CD/FF market charts plus **open REST API** (JSON, HTTPS) with series search, metadata, and spread endpoints; no tokens required.
  • U.S. Money Market Fund Monitor: interactive holdings transparency by asset type, counterparty, country; per‑chart **CSV download**.
  • Hedge Fund Monitor (HFM): aggregated Form PF and related series via an **open REST API** (JSON) organized by datasets and mnemonics.
  • OFR Financial Stress Index (FSI): **daily** global market‑based stress index built from 33 variables; FSI values publish with a ~**two‑business‑day** lag.

Similarweb

Distinct strengths include:

  • Website traffic and engagement analytics, including keyword research, referral sources, and a free traffic checker tool.
  • APIs available in REST and Batch modes: REST delivers JSON responses, while Batch handles large CSV reports.
  • Webhook support for subscribing to daily or monthly data releases, with options to manage subscriptions directly.
  • Data Exporter for no-code bulk exports, including scheduled email delivery and CSV downloads.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeOffice of Financial Research (U.S. Treasury)Similarweb
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, Data Visualizations

Unique: Interest Rates, Yield Curves, Scores, Market Sentiment, Fund Holdings, Blogs

Shared: Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, Data Visualizations

Unique: App & Website Traffic, Sheets / Excel Add-ins

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Bonds, Mutual Funds, Hedge Funds

Other

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web, API

Web, API

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free

Free, Subscription

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Short‑term Funding Monitor (STFM): curated repo/CP/CD/FF market charts plus **open REST API** (JSON, HTTPS) with series search, metadata, and spread endpoints; no tokens required.
  • U.S. Money Market Fund Monitor: interactive holdings transparency by asset type, counterparty, country; per‑chart **CSV download**.
  • Hedge Fund Monitor (HFM): aggregated Form PF and related series via an **open REST API** (JSON) organized by datasets and mnemonics.
  • OFR Financial Stress Index (FSI): **daily** global market‑based stress index built from 33 variables; FSI values publish with a ~**two‑business‑day** lag.
  • Bank Systemic Risk Monitor: G‑SIB scores/surcharges, OFR Contagion Index, leverage/assets/equity; clear notes on refresh cadence (e.g., Basel scores annually, contagion index quarterly).
  • U.S. Repo Markets Data Release: preliminary series posted most weekdays (~3 p.m. ET) with T+1 (cleared) and T+2 (tri‑party) lags; quarterly validated ‘final’ releases.

Unique

  • Website traffic and engagement analytics, including keyword research, referral sources, and a free traffic checker tool.
  • APIs available in REST and Batch modes: REST delivers JSON responses, while Batch handles large CSV reports.
  • Webhook support for subscribing to daily or monthly data releases, with options to manage subscriptions directly.
  • Data Exporter for no-code bulk exports, including scheduled email delivery and CSV downloads.
  • Bulk input support for uploading CSV lists (up to ~1M entries per report) to create large exports.
  • Dashboard and table exports in Excel, PDF, PPT, and PNG formats.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Office of Financial Research (U.S. Treasury) and Similarweb both support?

Both platforms cover Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, and Data Visualizations workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do Office of Financial Research (U.S. Treasury) and Similarweb require subscriptions?

Both Office of Financial Research (U.S. Treasury) and Similarweb keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

How can you access Office of Financial Research (U.S. Treasury) and Similarweb?

Both Office of Financial Research (U.S. Treasury) and Similarweb prioritize web or desktop access. Investors wanting a mobile-first workflow may need to rely on responsive web views.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

Office of Financial Research (U.S. Treasury) differentiates itself with Short‑term Funding Monitor (STFM): curated repo/CP/CD/FF market charts plus **open REST API** (JSON, HTTPS) with series search, metadata, and spread endpoints; no tokens required., U.S. Money Market Fund Monitor: interactive holdings transparency by asset type, counterparty, country; per‑chart **CSV download**., and Hedge Fund Monitor (HFM): aggregated Form PF and related series via an **open REST API** (JSON) organized by datasets and mnemonics., whereas Similarweb stands out for Website traffic and engagement analytics, including keyword research, referral sources, and a free traffic checker tool., APIs available in REST and Batch modes: REST delivers JSON responses, while Batch handles large CSV reports., and Webhook support for subscribing to daily or monthly data releases, with options to manage subscriptions directly..

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